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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland, was executed on what date?
(a) August 22, 1553.
(b) September 4, 1551.
(c) May 9, 1554.
(d) January 11, 1552.

2. How old was Mary when she had her first physical relationship with a man?
(a) 47.
(b) 17.
(c) 37.
(d) 27.

3. According to Weir, Charles V did not want Philip of Spain in England while what?
(a) Elizabeth lived.
(b) Thomas Wyatt lived.
(c) Edward Courtenay lived.
(d) Jane Grey lived.

4. According to Weir, what did Mary most likely suffer from that accounted for her not giving birth?
(a) Pseudocyesis.
(b) Intrauterine death.
(c) Hydatidiform mole.
(d) Menopause.

5. When Cardinal Pole was summoned back to England, what announcement did he make?
(a) That the kingdom was welcomed back to Brussels.
(b) That the kingdom was welcomed back to Rome.
(c) That the kingdom was not welcomed back to Brussels.
(d) That the kingdom was not welcomed back to Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mary did not deliver by the end of May, what did she believe?

2. Before Philip left to help Charles V in his wars, what did he ask Mary to do?

3. What did Philip pressure Mary to do when she became ill after her second phantom pregnancy?

4. What did Queen Mary vow to do after the rebellion was stopped in London?

5. What did Guilford Dudley ask from his Jane Grey and how did she respond?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Elizabeth respond to being recalled to Whitehall by her sister, and why is it significant?

2. What was the Act for the Renewing of Three Statues made for the Punishment of Heresies, and how was it significant?

3. Why was Mary reluctant to execute Jane Grey, and what was the council's response?

4. What was the purpose of the Counter-Reformation, and what did it do?

5. What was Mary's state of mind at the end of her life?

6. Why did Thomas Wyatt and a group of men meet in November, 1554, and why was it significant?

7. What was Philip's state of mind at Hampton Court regarding Mary not giving birth, and why did he leave?

8. How did Philip behave in Brussels during the process of Charles V's abdication?

9. What was the atmosphere at Hampton court when Mary and Philip arrived to await the birth of their first child?

10. Why did Charles V put forth Philip of Spain as a candidate for marriage to Queen Mary?

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